[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18341-18342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07799]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2017-0002-N-13]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the proposed
information collection activity below. Before submitting this
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific
aspects of the activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than June 19, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the information collection
activities by mail to: Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington,
DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA to acknowledge receipt of their
respective comments must include a self-addressed stamped postcard
stating, ``Comments on OMB Control Number 2130-XXXX,'' and should also
include the title of the ICR. Alternatively, comments may be faxed to
(202) 493-6216 or (202) 493-6497, or emailed to Ms. Toone at
[email protected]. Please refer to the assigned OMB control number in
any correspondence submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its
information collection submission to OMB for approval.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6132). (This telephone
number is not toll free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days' notice to the public to allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB approval of the activities.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1),
1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA invites interested parties to comment on
the following summary of the proposed information collection activity
regarding: (1) Whether the information collection activity is necessary
for FRA to properly execute its functions, including whether the
activity will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of FRA's
estimates of the burden of the information collection activity,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for FRA to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and (4) ways
for FRA to minimize the burden of the information collection activity
on the public by automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques and other forms of information
technology (e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses). See
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
FRA believes that soliciting public comment will promote its
efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens associated
with the collection of information that Federal regulations mandate. In
summary, FRA reasons that comments received will advance three
objectives: (1) Reduce reporting burdens; (2) ensure that it organizes
information collection requirements in a ``user-friendly'' format to
improve the use of such information; and (3) accurately assess the
resources expended to retrieve and produce information requested. See
44 U.S.C. 3501.
Below is a brief summary of the information collection activity FRA
will submit for OMB clearance:
Title: Information and Communications Technology Needs Assessment.
OMB Control Number: 2130-XXXX.
Abstract: The purpose of this information collection is to conduct
a needs assessment that will provide information about how the
railroading worker population uses information and communications
technology (ICT). FRA periodically conducts such context assessments of
the social, legal, and policy barriers related to its mission. For
purposes of this study, ICT is defined as technology and tools that
people use to share, distribute, and gather information, and to
communicate with one another, one on one, or in groups. FRA uses ICT to
disseminate research findings and to increase awareness of safety
education programs and other FRA sponsored innovation projects. The
data gathered in this study will help FRA and DOT attain the strategic
goal of improving safety in transportation by providing information
that will improve and inform strategic communication dissemination
efforts to reach the railroading population more efficiently and
successfully.
The proposed study is a needs assessment designed to understand the
current state of railroading industry use and application of ICT. As
such, this study asks broad questions about ICT. The information will
be useful to FRA's efforts to design how FRA uses ICT. The main
objectives in this study are to: (1) Determine how Transportation,
Yard, and Engineer railroaders use ICT; (2) identify ways to reach this
population with future ICT based education and communication efforts;
and (3) develop baseline awareness data for FRA's research, development
and technology programs.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.169.
Affected Public: Railroad Union Members.
Frequency of Submission: One time.
Reporting Burden:
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Total
Time per annual
Maximum number of respondents response burden in
(minutes) hours
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1,533......................................... 20 511
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1,533.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 511 hours.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or sponsor, and
a respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Sarah L. Inderbitzin,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-07799 Filed 4-17-17; 8:45 am]
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